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A massive weekend blaze destroyed at least ten
downtown businesses in Spruce Pine. The call went out just after 8 p.m. on
Saturday- and Avery County assisted Mitchell firefighters at the scene. Mayor
Wes Foy has declared a state of emergency in downtown and put a 24-hour curfew
in place that bars the public from Oak Avenue and Locust Street, also referred
to as Upper and Lower streets. The curfew could last until tomorrow. The first
Saturday fire broke out between 1:30 and 2 a.m. at 380 Oak Avenue- destroying
three offices and a church. The State Bureau of Investigation’s Arson Task
Force is investigating. Officials are calling the fires “suspicious.” Arson is
a definite possibility, said one source from within Spruce Pine Fire
Department.